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Autopsies on Italian divers complete, toxicology reports pending. Italy requesting that the Maldives send GoPros and other equipment to Italy for investigation.

https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/maldives-tragedy-montefalcone-and-oddenino-return-university-site-AIcdOSJD

I’m surprised the GoPros and other pertinent equipment/devices weren’t sent to Italy with the bodies. Hopefully the Maldives will be cooperative with sending them to Rome, or at least with using them to complete an appropriate investigation, the results of which will be shared.

“‘Send the equipment that the five Italian divers who died in the Maldives during their dive, starting with the Go-Pro camera they possessed, as well as their personal belongings to Italia as soon as possible.’

This is what the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office, which is in charge of the manslaughter investigation, is asking for in the rogatory sent to the Malé authorities.

In particular, the camera footage that the divers had will be essential in trying to understand what happened in that 60-metre deep cave*.*

The Roman magistrates sent the Maldives authorities an advance international rogatory. The act calls for judicial cooperation in order to obtain not only documents but also the equipment used by the five to carry out the dive that turned out to be fatal. It is not excluded that the investigators will also ask for the Go Pro camera used by the five and found inside the underwater cave where they died.”

I’m also curious if toxicology results on the divers can clarify whether any/some/all had nitrogen narcosis at the time of death. I would assume so. Perhaps that info combined with the camera footage could help piece together what happened.

Posted May 28, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC

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